Ready, Aim, Fire!
Sunday, February 17th, 2008The U.S. Military is making plans to shoot down one of its own satellites. The high tech spy satellite malfunctioned immediately after it was launched in December of 2006 and now poses a remote but real threat as it begins its plunge back to Earth.
The primary concern is not necessarily the satellite itself but [...]
Astronauts go for a Long Walk
Friday, February 15th, 2008Shuttle Atlantis Astronauts Rex Walheim and Stanley Love resumed work today outside the International Space Station. It is anticipated that this, the last of three space walks completed by the pair on their eleven-day mission, will last about six and a half hours.
Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on February 9th, becoming the first shuttle to dock to the pressurized [...]
It’s a Convertible?!
Friday, February 15th, 2008I saw this featured on Fox News this morning and thought it was pretty cool.
Building on a legacy of contributions to humanity including the Swiss Army Knife, and the Cuckoo Clock, the ever inventive Swiss now give us the sQuba, a car that runs on land and underwater. And it’s a convertible!
The concept car was developed by Swiss designer [...]
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